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1998Final results

1998 election for Indiana House District 53

Indiana House of Representatives · Indiana

Robert W. Cherry (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Sarah M. Wolf (D) by 22.7 points.

Robert W. CherryRepublican · winner
59.2%11,848
36.5%7,299
4.3%863
20,010 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998

Races before and after

EvenR+1.31988Even1990R+3.11992R+22.71998R+42.82008R+45.92016

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates

Robert W. Cherry (R)Sarah M. Wolf (D)

Also on the ballot: Phillip A. Miller (Libertarian), 4.3%